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Margin and padding

March 17, 2008 |

The difference between margin and padding in css can be a bit confusing.

Margin is the space outside an element, while padding is the space inside an element. To illustrate this I have posted this image, which should explain it quite well.

margin and padding

You cannot use negative values with padding, but with margins you can.



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